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3/5/2015 1 Fun Container Gardens Terri James, Extension Horticulturist Why Containers? Trendy Changeable Seasonable Fun Instant How to Build a Great Container Location, location, location Color Texture Light requirements Pick out a great container How to Build a Great Container Make sure your container has drain holes You can’t forget the soil! The most important! Good quality Add water Now Start Shopping!

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Fun Container GardensTerri James, Extension Horticulturist

Why Containers?

Trendy

Changeable

Seasonable

Fun

Instant

How to Build a Great Container

Location, location,

location

Color

Texture

Light requirements

Pick out a great container

How to Build a Great Container

Make sure your container

has drain holes

You can’t forget the soil!

The most important!

Good quality

Add water Now Start Shopping!

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But remember …

Thriller

Fillers &

Spillers

Keep you plants happy all season long

Slow release

Additional throughout the season

Start Planting Care for Your Containers

Seasonal

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Recycled

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Fun

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Flowers

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• 2015 AAS Bedding Plant

Award Winner Dianthus, Interspecific Jolt™ Pink F1

Award Type: National Winner

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• 2015 AAS Flower Award

Winner Impatiens Bounce™ Pink Flame PPAF 'Balboufink'

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Flower Award

Winner Impatiens SunPatiens® Spreading Shell Pink

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Flower Award

Winner Petunia Tidal Wave® Red Velour F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Bedding Plant

Award Winner Petunia Trilogy Red F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Bedding Plant

Award Winner Salvia Summer Jewel White

Award Type: National Winner Veggies

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2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Basil Dolce Fresca

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Basil Persian

Award Type: Regional Winner (Heartland,

Mountain/Southwest, West/Northwest)

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Beet Avalanche

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Broccoli Artwork F1

Award Type: National Winner

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• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Chives, garlic Geisha

Award Type: National

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Pepper Emerald Fire F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Pepper Flaming Flare F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Pepper Hot Sunset F1

Award Type: Regional Winner

(Southeast, Heartland, Great Lakes

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Pepper Pretty N Sweet F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Pepper Sweet Sunset F1

Award Type: Regional Winner

(Southeast, Heartland, West/Northwest)

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• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Radish Roxanne F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Squash Bossa Nova F1

Award Type: National Winner

• 2015 AAS Vegetable

Award Winner Squash Butterscotch F1

Award Type: National Winner

Indoors

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Trends

Year of the Coleus

Bite-Sized Decadence

Color Pop Portable Gardening

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Thank You

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